Dissertation Research: Power, Production, and Place: Upland Communities and State-Minority Relations in Northern Thailand

本项目涉及一个 泰国部落地区的人类学学生。 学生 将研究当地部落居民如何改变他们的社会 该组织响应政府在该地区的活动。 他假设最近当地社区的增加 社会等级制度与获得政府项目有关 提供收入的渠道。 他的方法将是专注于 选择三个村庄，沿着当地的维度- 国家互动。 使用参与者观察和结构化 他将研究人们如何看待他们的关系， 他们所知道的国家机构。 他将进行 每周在这些村庄进行一次经济调查， 对另外8个村庄进行社会经济调查。 这项研究很重要，因为世界各地的部落民族 与国家（和国际）计划密切联系。 了解一个区域案例的演变过程有助于做出决策 制造商了解如何影响类似领域的人， 改变他们的行为，以刺激有益的经济 发展

This project involves the dissertation research of an anthropology student in a tribal area of Thailand. The student will examine how local tribal peoples have changed their social organization in response to government activities in the region. He hypothesizes that the recent increase in local-community social hierarchies is related to access to government programs which provide access to income. His method will be to focus on three villages selected to vary along the dimension of local- state interactions. Using participant observation and structured interviews, he will study how people think of their relationships with the state institutions they are aware of. He will conduct weekly economic surveys in these villages as well as a wider socio-economic survey of an additional 8 villages. This research is important because tribal peoples everywhere are in intimate contact with state (and international) programs. Understanding how one regional case has evolved can help decision makers understand how to influence people in similar areas to change their behavior to stimulate beneficial economic development.